Puno Hostels - Reviews and Rates

Firstly the biggest of shouts out to Jenny Juno the wonderful proprietor of the best hostal we have found, the sumptuous Kusillos Posada. Lying planet describes her as indefatigable and for once they speak the truth. The woman is simply adorable and made our stay, and our breakfasts, something to never be forgotten. Our reason for visiting Puno ...

Pro - high altitude live futbal game, views of Lake Titicaca, and best hot donuts in the world! Con - 3 hours of choppy boat ride through the lake while trying to acclimate to the altitude. I´m still rocking as I write this! Still hanging around this altitude to acclimate before we start the Inca trail. Chris puked just once, but he´s hanging in...

If you think your home requires a lot of upkeep, consider yourself lucky that you don't live on a sinking island made out of reeds. We visited the town of Puno, on the shores of the huge Lake Titicaca for really nothing other than to see the floating islands of the Uros people. We boarded a boat with a hoard of other tourists and a too-jokey gui...

Well we have moved on since we last updated you. We are now in Puno on the shores of Lake Titicaca (the highest navigable lake in the world). Before leaving Arequipa however, James did a spot of climbing while I had a bit more of a look around. On Tuesday James headed off to climb El Misti, a volcano beside Arequipa (height: 5,825m), after getti...

On Sunday, we took the bus to Puno, a port town on the shores of lake Titicaca, one of the largest and highest lakes in the world lying on the border of Peru and Bolivia. After arriving late afternoon, we checked into our rather quirky hotel. Every nook and cranny was filled with something or other. There were loads of stairs too and at almost 4...

Apres 3h de bateau, nous arrivons sur Amantani, ou vivent environ 4000 iliens. Pas de voitures, des champs organises en terrasses pre-incas, et une vue sur le lac imprenable!On est accueillis par une famille, qui nous heberge et nous fourni les repas. Une sorte de logement chez l'habitant, version peruvienne. Ce qui est bien, c'est qu'a chaque t...

First Note Right Folks - I know I've not updated in a while, so I'll pop some photos up, then try and write up some stuff. J Second Note Damn Computer kept crashing. Managed 8, will add more pics when I can. J And the entries.... Salta So I left off talking about rafting the next day. We rose quite early as I recall to head to the river for the ...

We did it! We finished the Inca trail alive!! Woo Hoo! It was the coolest but hardest thing i ever did in my life!! I"ll tell you all that i know... The Infamous yuckkie tea- Gulped bucket loads before we started our trip! Our Inca Group The Incas were a group of people who lived in South America around 1400s. They seemed really intelligent but ...

I´ll admit that I was a bit homesick and depressed on Saturday night given that I probably missed one of the greatest AFL grand finals ever... to think that my team (West Coast Eagles) won over the Sydney Swans by just one point (85 to 84) is exhillerating to say the least... I can just imagine the high that Western Australia must be experiencin...

3 August, and we got a (nice) bus to Puno in Peru. The border crossing was so simple and without hassle that I think Brad was really surprised (given his struggle to cross the other way, having to bribe officials because Peru had stamped an entrance stamp twice and only exit once so Bolivia decided that he was still officially in Peru!) Puno was...